Statement:
In Papua New Guinea scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Finland

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Papua New Guinea holds position #142 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Finland is #40 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Finland.

Referencies:

1. Citatable Scientific Publications ²⁰²¹ by Scimago Journal & Country Rank

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.

   Finland	'Citable documents' value is	23,346
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258